2008 Woodie Awards
Mixed lax results
Mules suffer overtime loss; rebound against Conn.
Doug Sibor
Issue date: 4/23/08 Section: Sports
The women's lacrosse team had an emotional week, first coming up on the short end of a thrilling overtime game in Waterville against Bowdoin College before coming back strong and getting very close to securing a post-season berth after knocking off Connecticut College over the weekend.
The team will close out its regular season schedule next weekend at home against Amherst College, and will know before it takes the field whether it needs to win to make the New England Small College Athletic Conference tournament.
Whenever Colby and Bowdoin meet in athletic contests, the action is always intense and the fans always spirited. Last Wednesday night was no different, as the teams battled to a standstill during regulation under the lights at Alfond Field. Colby trailed 8-5 with just over fifteen minutes to go, and looked to be on its way to a tough defeat. However, the Mules came roaring back, outscoring the Polar Bears 4-1 and sending the game into overtime.
Cary Finnegan '09 tallied first, followed by Kathleen Kramer '10 just under two minutes later. All-American Kate Sheridan '09 scored four minutes later to tie the score at eight, and when Bowdoin retook the lead two minutes later, Sheridan swiftly responded with the tying goal five minutes later. In the first half of overtime, Bowdoin scored two goals (including one with under one second on the clock) to take an 11-9 lead. Reigning NESCAC Player of the Week Becky Julian '09 cut the deficit in half with 1:34 left to play, but a final flurry by the team was to no avail as the Bowdoin defense managed to barely hold on for the 11-10 victory.
It would have been easy for the Mules to be down after the tough loss, but instead, the women responded with yet another scoring barrage and knocked off Connecticut College in New London by a score of 19-9. Nine different players scored goals for Colby, led by Sheridan and Anne Geraghty '11, who snagged four goals apiece to lead the rout. The Mules also got a five point game from Amy Campbell '10, who registered two goals and three assists to provide even more offensive punch.
With her four goals and one assist, Sheridan added to her NESCAC-leading total of 43 goals and 25 assists, and has secured her place as the frontrunner for NESCAC Player of the Year honors. She has now totaled a stunning 186 career points in less than three years.
With no other games this week, the Mules will be looking straight ahead to Saturday's clash with second place Amherst College. Even if they are to clinch a spot in the tournament before the first faceoff, they will no doubt want to set the tone for their first playoff game, which will be played on Sunday with a location to be determined.
Last season, the Mules fell to Middlebury College in the NESCAC title game and just missed a bid to the NCAA Division III Tournament. Colby aims to continue on last season's tournament run, and make an appearance in the Division III?tourney in the upcoming weeks.
The team will close out its regular season schedule next weekend at home against Amherst College, and will know before it takes the field whether it needs to win to make the New England Small College Athletic Conference tournament.
Whenever Colby and Bowdoin meet in athletic contests, the action is always intense and the fans always spirited. Last Wednesday night was no different, as the teams battled to a standstill during regulation under the lights at Alfond Field. Colby trailed 8-5 with just over fifteen minutes to go, and looked to be on its way to a tough defeat. However, the Mules came roaring back, outscoring the Polar Bears 4-1 and sending the game into overtime.
Cary Finnegan '09 tallied first, followed by Kathleen Kramer '10 just under two minutes later. All-American Kate Sheridan '09 scored four minutes later to tie the score at eight, and when Bowdoin retook the lead two minutes later, Sheridan swiftly responded with the tying goal five minutes later. In the first half of overtime, Bowdoin scored two goals (including one with under one second on the clock) to take an 11-9 lead. Reigning NESCAC Player of the Week Becky Julian '09 cut the deficit in half with 1:34 left to play, but a final flurry by the team was to no avail as the Bowdoin defense managed to barely hold on for the 11-10 victory.
It would have been easy for the Mules to be down after the tough loss, but instead, the women responded with yet another scoring barrage and knocked off Connecticut College in New London by a score of 19-9. Nine different players scored goals for Colby, led by Sheridan and Anne Geraghty '11, who snagged four goals apiece to lead the rout. The Mules also got a five point game from Amy Campbell '10, who registered two goals and three assists to provide even more offensive punch.
With her four goals and one assist, Sheridan added to her NESCAC-leading total of 43 goals and 25 assists, and has secured her place as the frontrunner for NESCAC Player of the Year honors. She has now totaled a stunning 186 career points in less than three years.
With no other games this week, the Mules will be looking straight ahead to Saturday's clash with second place Amherst College. Even if they are to clinch a spot in the tournament before the first faceoff, they will no doubt want to set the tone for their first playoff game, which will be played on Sunday with a location to be determined.
Last season, the Mules fell to Middlebury College in the NESCAC title game and just missed a bid to the NCAA Division III Tournament. Colby aims to continue on last season's tournament run, and make an appearance in the Division III?tourney in the upcoming weeks.
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